SCANNERS & SECRET FREQUENCIES by Henry Eisenson

We now have the hot new book by Henry Eisenson, SCANNERS & SECRET
FREQUENCIES, that's received rave reviews in (most) all the leading radio
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The following review is reprinted from The World Scanner Report
Volume 3, Number 9

                      - BOOK REVIEW -
      SCANNERS & SECRET FREQUENCIES  By:  Henry Eisenson

Brand-spanking new and hot off the press is a totally unique and new
scanner book by Henry Eisenson, called SCANNERS & SECRET FREQUENCIES,
published by Index Publishing Group.  ISBN 1-56866-038-3.

Watch for reviews by leading periodicals and critics.  (See EDITORIAL
COMMENTARY at the end of this article!)  I won't do a review of SCANNERS &
SECRET FREQUENCIES here because I was honored by the publisher and the
author to write the Foreword.  Obviously I like the book.  Instead of a
review, let's take an inside look at SCANNERS & SECRET FREQUENCIES, which
punctuates its mission with some great quotations from history:

"Gentlemen do not read each other's mail - Unless they can."

Other great quotes include:

"It is wise to listen", -Heraclitus, 460 BC
"It is the disease of NOT listening that troubles me." -Shakespeare, 1598
"Go right on and listen as thou goest." -Dante, 1310
"Listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door;
        let's go listen." -e. e. cummings, 1944.


And, with that, how about the Table of Contents instead of an opinionated
review:

FOREWORD, by Bill Cheek                                 13
INTRODUCTION                                            17
Chapter 1 - MICROPHYSICS                                23
Limited to the basics ----- simple and fairly painless.

Chapter 2 - RADIO PRINCIPLES                            29
The way we think radios work, though no one is certain.

Chapter 3 - THE ANTENNA                                 57
Another mystery, but we've developed reasonably accurate mathematical
models to define antennas.

Chapter 4 - SCANNERS                                    77
The basis for finding the right scanner and how to operate it.
Brand-by-brand specs, features, and a very few recommendations.

Chapter 5 - MODIFYING SCANNERS                         109
There exists a long list of possible changes, and this chapter is merely a
small hole in the modification fence.  Look through and decide whether this
is for you.

Chapter 6 THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION        121
The underpaid, overworked managers of the spectrum

Chapter 7 - THE SPECTRUM                               127
With a listing of who is out there and what they use it for.

Chapter 8 - AMATEUR RADIO                              139
The self-policed and professionally managed segments of the spectrum used
by the ham radio community.

Chapter 9 - MILITARY RADIO                             145
Frequency, usage, where to go and what to expect.  With VIP data and air
show frequencies (Thunderbirds, Blue Angels).

Chapter 10 - SCANNING UNCLE SAM                        151
Most federal government agencies, with specific frequencies allocated by
the FCC

Chapter 11 - CITIZENS BAND                             155
If you saw the Smokey and the Bandit movies, you already know what to
expect in this unpoliced area of the spectrum.  Not possible on all
scanners, but fun when you can tune in.  Includes a completely separate
Glossary on CB lingo.

Chapter 12 - INDUSTRIAL RADIO                          167
It's a cross section of our economy, including forestry, manufacturing, and
more.  With frequency allocations.

Chapter 13 - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES          175
Trucking, maritime, and aviation licensees, including what you can expect
to hear.  Includes private airline frequencies used for administration,
security, etc.

Chapter 14 - MORE SCANNING                             183
Evangelists, sports events, hospitals, security services

Chapter 15 TELEPHONES                                  189
Air-ground, cordless, cellular, more.  Includes DTMF and a definition of
the Ultimate Phone Call Monitor.

Chapter 16 - PUBLIC SAFETY                             205
Law enforcement, trunked communication, voice codes

Chapter 17 - FINDING FREQUENCIES                       223
The frequency list, search services, going "direct" with a counter, and how
to find a frequency using a barometer.

Chapter 18 - THE LAW                                   229
The ECPA, Omnibus Act, Communications Act, and more.  Specific legislation
quoted.

Chapter 19 - ADVANCED SCANNING                         243
For the dedicated.  Satellites, fast food, recorders, decoders, bulletin
board systems, computer support, more.

Chapter 20 - CRIME AND WIRELESS TELEPHONES             257
Credit card scams, industrial espionage, precautions.

Chapter 21 - CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS                      261
The RCMA, Bearcat Radio Club, local organizations.

Chapter 22 - DIALOGS                                   265
The expressed attitudes of retailers, modification services, list vendors,
law enforcement.  Taken from actual interviews.

Chapter 23 - THE FUTURE OF SCANNING                    273
Educated but probably wrong guesses about scanning's future, including
likely technologies and possible features.

GLOSSARY                                               281
The terms used by the scannist and by the objects of his attention,
including aviation, law enforcement, etc.

APPENDICES
  1.  Voice codes (Ten-Codes, Phonetic Alphabets)      297
  2.  Clubs & Organizations                            299

BIBLIOGRAPHY                                           303
Magazines, books, authors, frequency lists, and publishers.

INDEX                                                  315


EDITORIAL COMMENTARY by Bill Cheek

Good grief, I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened the November, 1993,
issue of "Monitoring Times"! Right there on page 90 is Larry Miller's
impudent review of SCANNERS & SECRET FREQUENCIES.  You simply have to see
it for yourselves, it is so ridiculous!  This guy comes off as a total
nincompoop in a brassy focus on two trivial errors and what he refers to
the book's covers as "rainbow colored".  Never mind that one of the book's
errors is a reference to Miller's long defunct Miller Publishing Co.  I
strongly urge you all to read this idiotic, off-focus review and
communicate your feelings to "Monitoring Times's" publisher, Bob Grove; PO
Box 98, Brasstown, NC 28902 or FAX at (704) 837-2216.  If you've already
read the book, then give Grove a review of your own!  Even if the book
really were bad, and it is not, Miller's review is a classic example of how
NOT to go about it.  He says nothing of substance in almost a third of a
page.  Check it out for yourself. Miller's review reeks of rivalry and
envy!  Not that he doesn't have reason to be envious; he sure does!  Hell,
I am envious, for that matter.  But we professionals need to channel our
envy into something constructive, like maybe writing a great book of our
own.

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